Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Nut Disco

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Nut Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Elateridae	Helotiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Nut Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Nut Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Nut Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

The Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle (Anostirus castaneus) is a species in the genus Anostirus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden